Airlines

VietJet and Pratt & Whitney sing agreement to provide GTF engines for Airbus A320neo and A321

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (“Vietjet”) has signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney to provide PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines for the airlines order of 63 Airbus A320neo and A321 aircraft. The agreement is worth US$3.04 billion and deliveries are expected to begin in 2017. “We are very pleased to choose the PurePower Geared ... <a title="VietJet and Pratt & Whitney sing agreement to provide GTF engines for Airbus A320neo and A321" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/vietjet-and-pratt-whitney-sing-agreement-to-provide-gtf-engines-for-airbus-a320neo-and-a321/" aria-label="Read more about VietJet and Pratt & Whitney sing agreement to provide GTF engines for Airbus A320neo and A321">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 18, 2016 · 1 min read

Boeing and Okay Airways announce commitment for 12 737s

Boeing and Okay Airways today announced a commitment for 12 737s, including eight MAX 8s, three 737 MAX 9s and one Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplane.  The agreement, valued at $1.3 billion at current list prices, is subject to the approval of the Chinese government and will be posted to Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies are cleared. “We ... <a title="Boeing and Okay Airways announce commitment for 12 737s" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/boeing-and-okay-airways-announce-commitment-for-12-737s/" aria-label="Read more about Boeing and Okay Airways announce commitment for 12 737s">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 2 min read

VietJet signs agreement with Airbus to establish flight and maintenance training centre in Vietnam

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (“Vietjet”) has today signed an agreement with Airbus to provide flight and maintenance training services in Ho Chi Minh City. With this agreement, Vietjet Air’s flight training centre will host an Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to conduct flight crew training for the airlines A320 fleet. This is the ... <a title="VietJet signs agreement with Airbus to establish flight and maintenance training centre in Vietnam" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/asia/vietjet-signs-agreement-with-airbus-to-establish-flight-and-maintenance-training-centre-in-vietnam/" aria-label="Read more about VietJet signs agreement with Airbus to establish flight and maintenance training centre in Vietnam">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 2 min read

Alaska Airlines adds two new routes from San Jose to Southern California

Alaska Airlines today announced it will add two new routes from San Jose to Southern California starting June 5, 2016. The new, three-times daily nonstop service will connect Bay Area customers to Orange County/Santa Ana and San Diego. With this expansion, Alaska will operate 28 peak-day departures to 14 destinations from Norman Y. Mineta San José ... <a title="Alaska Airlines adds two new routes from San Jose to Southern California" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/alaska-airlines-adds-two-new-routes-from-san-jose-to-southern-california/" aria-label="Read more about Alaska Airlines adds two new routes from San Jose to Southern California">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 2 min read

Wizz Air announces new base in Kutaisi

Wizz Air today announced it will begin base operations in September at David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport with one A320 aircraft and add seven new routes to Europe.  Wizz Air will launch new twice-weekly service from Kutaisi to Berlin Schönefeld, Munich Memmingen, Milan Bergamo, Dortmund, Larnaca and Sofia, while flights between Kutaisi and Thessaloniki ... <a title="Wizz Air announces new base in Kutaisi" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/wizz-air-announces-new-base-in-kutaisi/" aria-label="Read more about Wizz Air announces new base in Kutaisi">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 2 min read

Azerbaijan Airlines and airBaltic to operate joint flights to Riga

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and Latvian airBaltic will begin operating joint flights on Baku-Riga-Baku route from May 29, 2016. According to the code-share agreement, airBaltic flights on this air line will be operated under the codes of both airlines. Direct flights from Riga to Baku will be operated every week on Wednesdays and Sundays. Return flights ... <a title="Azerbaijan Airlines and airBaltic to operate joint flights to Riga" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/azerbaijan-airlines-and-airbaltic-to-operate-joint-flights-to-riga/" aria-label="Read more about Azerbaijan Airlines and airBaltic to operate joint flights to Riga">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 1 min read

bmi regional launches new routes boosting connectivity in Europe and beyond

bmi regional is strengthening its position in Europe and building its global connections with the launch of three new routes from Munich available to book from today, February 17 2016. The three additional routes will increase the airline’s network from Munich to eight destinations. The new flights to Milan Bergamo, Norrköping and Rostock will operate ... <a title="bmi regional launches new routes boosting connectivity in Europe and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/bmi-regional-launches-new-routes-boosting-connectivity-in-europe-and-beyond/" aria-label="Read more about bmi regional launches new routes boosting connectivity in Europe and beyond">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 4 min read

Boeing South Carolina’s 100th 787 delivered to American Airlines

Boeing South Carolina marked a milestone today, with the delivery of the 100th airplane built at the North Charleston site. The airplane, a 787-8, was delivered to American Airlines in front of hundreds of Boeing South Carolina teammates.”Reaching this milestone is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team,” said Beverly Wyse, vice president and ... <a title="Boeing South Carolina’s 100th 787 delivered to American Airlines" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/north-america/boeing-south-carolina-s-100th-787-delivered-to-american-airlines/" aria-label="Read more about Boeing South Carolina’s 100th 787 delivered to American Airlines">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 1 min read

Boeing to support Swiss maintenance optimization

Boeing today announced that Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has signed agreements for several Boeing solutions to increase efficiency and streamline maintenance performance tasks across the airline’s global operations.  The tools from Boeing – Airplane Health Management, Maintenance Performance Toolbox and Loadable Software Airplane Part Services (LSAP Services) –will leverage real-time information to optimize SWISS ... <a title="Boeing to support Swiss maintenance optimization" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/boeing-to-support-swiss-maintenance-optimization/" aria-label="Read more about Boeing to support Swiss maintenance optimization">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 2 min read

Cargolux expands Brazil network with Rio de Janeiro

Cargolux Airlines International S.A. returns to Rio de Janeiro with a full freighter service starting 4 March 2016. Flight CV7645 leaves Luxembourg on Fridays at 12.00h and arrives in Rio de Janeiro at 23.30h (all times GMT). The flight continues to Viracopos before returning to Europe as CV7656. Arrival in Luxembourg is scheduled for Saturdays ... <a title="Cargolux expands Brazil network with Rio de Janeiro" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/cargolux-expands-brazil-network-with-rio-de-janeiro/" aria-label="Read more about Cargolux expands Brazil network with Rio de Janeiro">Read more</a>

AT Staff Feb 17, 2016 · 1 min read